The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-01
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" In an hrtlcIe auufeBbeu ~ tlb OleVelnnu
Leader, Vincent A. Taylor oflen some
sage reflections on the disposition Of the
Republican party towards the mon who
work for It's succcas. There is so much
truth Of statement and wisdom Of infer.
'ence in Nj. Taylor's article, that at least
this much Of 1t ought to be printed In
every Republican newspaper:
There Is no encouragement for any one
to do work In the Republican party in
Cuyahoga county. 1t has come to pass
that every man who takes q part in poiit-
ical WORK, no matter how little or how
much, becomes a boss. And no matter
what mis- standing may have been, or what
his life may be, he Is regarded with suspi.
cion, and Is almost as surely barred from
holding oilice as If he had taken up his
abode IN some one Of the Southern States,
where to be = Republican Is next OF kin
TO q horse thief. The Republicans OF our
county, especially the city part, have be-
come 30 Very particular that no man who
has ever been heard OF as In any way COZ.
Z nected with politics stands the least show
OF being elected to an office. Political
SERVICES, instead oil being gratefully re-
membered, have becons a badge OF dis
grace, and all that il necessary now to de-
test q candidate Is Tor hin to have
attended n or two conventions; II by
chAnce he had been chairman Of n no ls
a "goner" sure. In TACT, many Of our Re-
pupilCans haYe become 80 particular that
they will often vote Tor q Democrat OF very
shady reputation in order to be sure that
they do not vote Tor any unworthy Repub-
lican. We DO not have TO look lar TO lind
the cause OF all this. 1t has become the
fashion to call every Republican who
taxes an interest in political affairs a
"boss," and to Say OF every man who SO.
cures a nomination that he bought it, and
people have said II 30 often that they be-
lleve it. So when we hear the exhorta.
ton TO come out to the cauCuses, and read
how, in order to purify pohues, tho PEG.
pie must take III interest IN the primary
elections, we naturally smile and say we
did 30 once, and the d time the cry
Wa to come out and save the party from
us. And 30 1t has gone on till the kspub.
licans have become 80 afraid Of the terri
bic men in their wi ranks that they take
up the Democratic business men put in
nomination 10 catch their votes, and when
they elect them n lind 1t Ii the eamr
old Democratic party they have helped to
elect, they vow lney won't do 1t again, but
the next Time that terrible ghost "Dosslsm"
appears 10 them, away they 80.
In the field Of national politics the
Democratic newspapers began, when the
Republican party was in power, to break
down its strongest men. When nothing
else could be said against a Republican
who made 1t part OF the business Of his
lie to look well to the party organization,
he was denounced as o boss" Republic
cans heard go much Of this from the Dem
ocratic side that they began to believe it.
From that moment the Republican party
was under disabilities as q fighting force.
Men who had gone TO the front because Of
their capacity stepped to the rear rathe.
than be targets for abuse, and others we're
forced TO the rear. 1t was a great chance
for mediocrity, but the party suffered.
To-day Republicans who fight in the
ranks realize the mistake. They are en-
rolling themselves in clubs and seeking
leadership as means OF reconstructing the
impaired organization. They are less dis.
posed than ever before 10 permit Demo.
cratic newspapers and Mugwump allies to
tell them whom they shall trust and whom
they shall follow. Reaction has come, and
already the Republican organization shows
the good effects.